velinimet

Meaning

  1. Someone who does a favor of immesurable importance for someone.
  2. (figuratively) A customer.

Synonyms

iyiliksever

iyilikçi

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/βe.liːniːˈmet/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ولی نعمت (veli niʿmet, “a benefactor”), from Arabic وَلِيّ اَلنِّعْمَة (waliyy an-niʕma), from وَلِيّ (waliyy, “helper, protector, benefactor, patron”) + نِعْمَة (niʕma, “blessing, benefit”), equivalent to veli + nimet.

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